English Explanatory Dictionary

telltale compass

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A compass installed in the cabin so that the captain or other officer may check the course of a ship without going to the deck; often upturned and suspended from the ceiling.

Word forms

telltale compass telltale compasses tell-tale compass

Synonyms

cabin compass
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